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Born to be Wild
Three top travel adventures for 2017
Walk The Great
Trail In Canada
Back in 1992, some bright
sparks had the fab idea to
connect all the major trails
across Canada. It was an epic job,
involving 432 individual trail
sections – and now, 25 years later,
it’s almost done. When finished, the
coast-to-coast trail will link three
oceans (the Atlantic, the Pacific
and the Arctic) and be roughly
24,000 kilometres long, making
it one of the world’s longest
recreational trails. Covering some of
the most glorious scenery you’ll ever
see, you’ll be able to hike, paddle,
cycle, cross-country ski, horseback
ride or snowmobile your way across
the entire nation on a trail of trails.
At the time of printing the trail was
91% connected – it’s expected to be
fully connected by the northern
autumn (aka ‘fall’) of this year. 2017
also happens to be the year Canada
is celebrating the 150th anniversary
of Confederation. Oh, and to top it
all off, admission to the country’s
national parks will be free for the
duration this year. thegreattrail.ca
Go Surfing
In The Arctic
Forget the zinc cream or
walking barefoot on the
beach when you go surfing
in this part of the world.
Located in the stunning
archipelago of Lofoten in
Norway, Unstad Arctic
Surf is the world’s most
northern surf school. Here,
learn-to-surf classes are held
in world-class waves as cold
as 3°C. But what a spot!
You’ll get the midnight sun
between May and July, and
the magical Northern Lights
between September and
March (watch them from the
hot tub after a day on the
waves), so pretty much any
time is a gnarly time to go.
unstadarcticsurf.com
Do The Rickshaw Run In India
“A 3,000 kilometre Indian adventure in a seven-horsepower glorified
lawnmower. The Rickshaw Run is easily the least sensible thing to do with two
weeks.” These are the opening two sentences on the website for this bonkers,
but brilliant, event. We’re hooked. The epic adventure involves hurtling across
the subcontinent in a tuk-tuk, in a race with no set route, no guide and no
backup. “The only certainty is that you will get lost, you will get stuck and you
will break down,” say the organisers, The Adventurists. “At each end of the Run
is a party of earth-shattering proportions, but what is between them is all down
to you.” Genius. The August 2017 Run is sold out, but sign up now for January
2018 and the trip of a lifetime. theadventurists.com/rickshaw-run H
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